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EDVIIN lv. ARNOLD, OF TULSA, OKLAH.

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Application filed October i?, i921. Serial No.

To n?? 207mm it 'may forment. .Be it knowntliat l. lnwin nl7 finnonin acitizen or' the United States. residing at Tulsa, in the county ot Tulsaand State of @Mahoma` have invented certain new and useful improvementsin Fender Braces; and l do declare the 'following' to he a iull, clear.,and exact description if the invention. such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the snne,reference being had to the a V-rompanying drawings, and to the g'uresoi' reference marked thereon, which forni a `part ot this specification.

This invention relates to 'fender braces for motor vehicles. theconstruction heing sneh that the fender hraee may also support a. splashguard at the forward portion oi'v the inotor vehicle beneath the hood orradiator.

The invention is 'illustrated as applied to the standard type of motorvehicle noiv nianu'faeturedby the Ford MotorCompanyv ot' Detroit,ivlichigan. i

The invention is so Constructed that it inajvr he attached toeiisting`types oi niotor vehicles without the necessity oi drilling;Y holes orrequiringspecial tools and the primary object is to provide means 'forhraeinzo' the fenders and supporting;l a splash 1.guard at the frontthereof, the construction being' such that the invention can he readilyapplied.

lin the drawings,

ldig. l is a perspe -tive radiator and front tenders Jforni of niotor'tion is applied.

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view ot' the front fender braces and splashguard ready to he applied.

3 is fragmentary View or one ot the lainii posts. showing the manner oi'attaching' the 'Fender brace thereto.

Fig. i is a rear View of a nieto-r vehicle to which the rear fenderbraces are ati'aehed.

:7 is a side view ot a corner oi the rhassis traine. and

View oi" the hoody oi: a conventional Vehicle to which my invern Fig', 61s a diag'i'annnatic View oi the tenders and running boards sh whine thelira/.res and the splash guard secured thereto.

'ihe l'roni in'ares'consist of a aeetional. rransverse. tying' deviceand hrare which eoinpriscs a central irggr l having offset ontstandinglern'iinal arms :2 and il. to which the. end hraro incinhers and 5 mayhe seenredY Specicaton'of'ietters Patent.

he serurely anchored to There the s lash guard is hy the holts and 7-Trespectively. The arins and are inclined upwardly and support theupwardly inclined brace rnernhers 4iand 5, which have their terminalstwisted at right a es, as indicated at S and 9, the ends or the terminalportions being bent downwardly and upwardly. as ar, 10 and il. toproiv'ide slots or notches lil and to receive the flanged portions l5and 16 ot the Afront fermiers ri" and it-.

llihen the device leaves the 'laetory the Enger-s 19 and 2() areextended above the portions S and 9 hat when applying;A the braces, thelingers 1S and i3() are hcntover aga-inst the fenders? as shown in Fig'.l, so that the fenders will he securelyY braced and held in properposition.

The bar l is fastened to the lamp posts 2l and 22 hy ril-holte 723.1which extend through the openings 523iand and have their hook portions26 extending around the iainp Posts Qi and so that the braces-will theinotor vehicle. The intermediate. portion of the bar l slight/ily offsetwith respect to the arnis 2 andl Z' so as to contorni to the bottoni ofthe radiator 2T, and secured to said har a `vertical splash guard 23.clearly seen in lligj. einpioyed. it is provided With an opening so thatthe erank 3() Inaj7 he introduced to the engine. cranl; to permit theengine to he started. l

rl`he upper edge o i' the splash rfnard, or it it is not employed. theupper edge of tile har l. litssnugivagainst theunder-sident 'theradiator so that iiai'lity oi rattling will be prevented, The arins and."3 maintain the ,tenders rigid rapport rhein against sagging so i,rnnnetrimil appearance or the car will not he yrhe .rear tenders hars5i and Iii/ havi resiliertirely. thron let and 35', reneincg;longitudinal side inenihers n franie and the ends olf die n; 3l arereeeired in the en it I oi14 the chassis freine. as iiear i il. Each orthe hars il and 3&2 has an npstanding; outwardly rnrved arni 3T pi videdwith a twisted end 3S heizt donnwardiy and upwardly at B to provide anotched or slotted portion to receive the flanges. oi the 'rear tendersfi-O a. d fl. the ends e? hein@r hent i chassis and 32 channel :5G

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20 arms,

fenders to hold them in fixed. relation "-vitli respect to the rearbraces, as 'shown in Fi 6. lhe bolts 34: and 35 carry nuts 43 f.- an 4Awhich dravsT the plate Li5 toward the t5 bars 31 and 32 to clamptheus'ide members 35 between them.

What I claim andA desire to secur'by LettersPatent is: A l. A fenderbrace comprising a sectional ,'10 device consisting ofl an intermediatemember .and two upwardly inclined, outstanding arms, the armshaving'means tor engaging the outer edges of the enderaand J-boltsengaging the'lamp posts on themotor vehicleand securing the intermediatemember thereto. '2. A fender brace comprising a sectional j deviceconsisting of an intermediate member and two upwardly inclined,outstanding Y the arms having means for engaging the outer edges ot thefenders, l-bolts engaging the lamp posts on the motor` vehicle andsecu-ring the intermediate member thereto, and a splash guard carried bythe intermediate member. i

- 3. A' fender brace comprising an intermediate member, means forsecuring the intermediate member to conventional parts of the ipnt 0f4`sfmotor vehicle, a splash guard O carried by the intermediate member,and 7 fioutstanding, upwardly inclined arms carried ther-:intermediatemember, the outer terstanding, upwardly lingers on the ifeoaeee minalsof which have tenderengaging portions. l v

4. fender brace comprising an intermediate member, means for securingthe intermediate member to conventional parts of the front of a motorvehicle, a splash guard carried by the intermediate member, andoutinclined, removable arms carried' by the the outer terminalsot' whichhave 'fenden engaging portions.

5. A fender brace for motor vehicles comprising an intermediate memberand two removable, upwardly inclined, outstanding; arms, means forremovably securing the arms to the intermediate member, Flexible treeends ot tbe arms bendable over the edges oi the front 'fenders of themotor vehicle, and a splash guard carried by the intermediate member anddepending therefrom.

(i. ln a device of' the class described, an intermediate member, asplash guard carried by the intermediate member, and outstanding,upwardly inclined arms projecting; from the ends of the intermediatemember, the outer terminals of the arms having their ends bent back toengage the edges ot a motor vehicle tender.

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